Vehicle-spring lubricator



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VEHICLE SPRN'G LUBRICATOR.

APPLICATION .FILED MAY 24, |920.

1,418,580. l Patented June "6, 1922,.

IIVVVENToR.-

. ATTQRNEY.-

cARL'vi-i. Knoivnwir'rnnor INDIANAPOLIS), INDIANA;

.Application aiedfiiay 2,4,

vlflerit knownv that l, CARL il. `flnoivnwi'rrnn, a citizen ofvthe UnitedStatesyresidingffat indianapolis,l inythe county of Marion and State of Indiana, have invented a vnew and useful Vehicle-Springg` Lubricator, of which the following vis aspecification, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon.I E

rThis, inventiony relates toan:.{appli ance whereby leaf-springs` of vehicles, especially motor vehicles,- maybe constantly supplied.

with lubricating oil, the inventionohafving' reference more 4particularlyutoE a type of lubricator thatjisdesigned to hold yoil con-` veniently tothe leaves of vehicle springs so fi that the oil may flowbetween' thevleaves yof tlielsprings.` l y i n* An object of the'inventionis to provide a lubricator appliancewvhich shallfbe so constructed as lto bey 'adapted to,vv be readily apk plied in various `ways' to lubricate. leaf springs, to` insure free and noiseless work; ing of the springs, and to prevent rapidi-wear of the leaves of the. springsk inoth'er ob-4 ject is .to provide a simple and eiiicient lubricator appliance which` shall' be. of such con-v struction as to be adapted to beappliedby the unskilled tofsprings already in use which Amay not have vbeen previously providfedvf with lubricating appliances, so that in ,I case. of accidental damagel a lubricator zmay'- 'be easily discarded anda new one put in its A further object is to provide anv improved spring-lubr'icator of the abovei mentioned character that shall bei-"plain and A place.

easily cleaned, and not requirea. separate obstructive oil-cup, and which Amay 'be produced at small cost and be durable andeco;

nomical in use.`

`With the above mentioned and other ob-' responding elements "or features* of construe# portion has a transverse"` slot' 41f2thereiiiv and` l the opposite. clasp portion has a projecting ,being f applied or removed.'- ispective viewof thecasing of the improved :lubricator :in which portions'thereof are unfolded' to permit it'to `be applied to4 aspring. y 3 f Fig- ,Lis a sectional yelevation showing a porlubricatory f applied .thereto and f readyl to v.be

secured in placew-TF ig. 15Y is a transverse sec,` tionvof a leaf-spring'having' 'the luhricator .ilubricatorv being; shown lby broken i lines in l `:unfolded position, asflwhen` tlie-lubricatoris Fig;-isjafperf tion ofthe leaf-spring'having thev improved 65 applied thereto, the. fastening devices ofthe l 1 lubricator being yofv slightly modi-fied form.; andyFig is ayperspective' view-of an ab;

`proved lubricator.

sorbent;lubricantfholding-fpart of the nnilfV ySimilarireference'cliaracters the diff'- 1 ferent figuresI of the drawings indicate" cor-v tion hereinv referred to in detail.` I v fflnftliewdrawings the'v numeral 1v indicates l anautomobile-.forvehicle frame,'2 an axle i supportingfaspring having leaves,l fandy 3;, the spring' supporting the' frame, and z i the-inventionv a-fmetallicacasing is provided;

8O and 14,.generally indicatef'tli'er improved i lubricatorsV as vtheymaybe arranged (inthe-2 spring. f

In Vpractically -carrying` out ythe objects'oi n Which'preferably isfcomepofsedof sheeti'iiietal, fj

and comprisesai'lat top plate 5 from whichl extends ends `havingfjmain 'portions' .and 7" 'respectivelyfromiwhiclreiitend angular p'or- `v i j 1 0 `and'. 11 respectively' to' engage Etheu'nder side of.y auspring.a.`:The'clasplportions*may tions 18 rand. '9T having vtapered lclasp t po'rtions`- be variously; adapted I to be vsecured together, y

under the spring, but preferablyonefclaspf tongue 13 adapted tol be` inserted through the" slot and bent over to form a hook. `The top plate has sides 14 and`15 on opposite edges thereof to restiipon the top of the spring land retain the absorbent part; Preferably.

the main portions Gand 7 of the ends have side members 16 and1f7'respectively on one edge thereof and similary members 18 and .i l

19 on the opposite edgel thereof to assist 'in .holding the absorbent part and to retain thev lubricant. ,v i

In `some cases the clasp portions maybe l A.

slightly modified and havey earsQO land 21 thereon respectively that yare provided with a securingbolt 22 to fasten-fthe casingto a spring. The casing is made. of suitable thin loil to ooze therefrom.

metal so that the ends that have the clasp portions may befirst made straight and afterwards bent under the spring and connected together. Preferably the side members 16 and 17 have relatively oblique lower edges 28 and 24 and the opposite members 18 and 19 have similar lower edges 25 and 26, to correspond to the inclined portions, as 8 and 9.

A suitable kabsorbent part/or filling 27 lis provided which Vis lat and has a central yaperture 28 to constitute an oil reservoir,

and 'the part is designed to rest directly upon the top of the spring within the-casing and has downward extending members 29 and 3v() having lower bevel ends L31 and 32 respectively to correspond approximately to the angularity of the end portions 8 and 9.

The absorbent part is composed of suitable felt or spongy material adapted to retail To permit the oil reservoir to be refilled,

the top plate 5 ot lthe casing has two parallel slits and 34 connected by a cross slit 35 so as to produce an elastic tongue-like cover p for the oil reservoir'integralwith the top plate and which may beslightly flexed inl Award vby the spout 37 of an oil can.

In practical use, a lubricator having been fastenedv on a spring so that the absorbent `part or filling shall embrace the top and sides of the spring, the oil'reservoir is supplied with lubricating oilk which is absorbed by the, adjacent fibrous substance, the oil gradually;,working downward and between 1. In a leaf-spring lubricator appliance, i`

an absorbent part comprising a top portion and two side portions, each side portion having a beveled end, the angle of the end being obtuse to the outer face of the side portion, incombination with a casing to embrace y said pait and said beveled ends thereof.y

2.1n` a leaf-spring lubricator appliance,

the combination of an absorbent comprising twoside portions having each a beveled end with a top portion connected to'the side portions, a casing comprising a top plate and two end members embracing the absorbent,

the endjinembers having inclinedy bottom portions respectively embracing said beveled ends respectively, and two clasp portions extending 'from said inclined bottom portions respectively, there being sides onV said top plate and also sides on each ofsaid end members, the sides on the end members having beveled ends corresponding to and co-operating with the edge portions of said inclined bottom portions respectively.

3.'InV a leaf-spring lubricator, kthe combination of va casing comprising a fiat top plate having anopeniiig therein, a closure integral with the plate at one side of and extending into said opening, the closure and the plate being on one and the same plane, two end members integral with said top plate and comprisingeach a main portionand a tapered flexible clasp portion, each clasp portion being adapted to be connected to the.Y other clasp portion, two side members on said 'top plate, two-side members having eacha'beveled end on one of said main portions, aiid two side members having eacha beveled 'end on the remainingonev of said main portions, with an absorbent part in the casing comprisingv side portions having` beveled ends corresponding to the beveled ends' of saidside members.

' In testimony whereof', 'I affix my signature in4 presence of twowitnesses.. u

CAR-L H. KRONEWITTER Witnesses:

vE. T. SiLviNs, G'. L. SMITH. 

